Manila, April 1 -- A senator is pushing for fuel rationing as short-term measure to extend the country's oil supply amid global disruptions.

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chair of the Senate's Proactive Response and Oversight for Timely and Effective Crisis Strategy Committee, said on Wednesday the Department of Energy (DOE) should begin preparing a framework for fuel rationing to avoid supply shocks.

"Dito sa page 2 ng executive summary, number 3 in the short-term, ako I am advising the Department of Energy to start putting in place a framework for rationing fuel (In the executive summary, number 3 in the short-term, I am advising the Department of Energy to start putting in place a framework for rationing fuel)," Gatchalian said in a vi...